The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Friday, June 06, 2014

Cybersecurity (网络安全)

The impending "peaceful war" between China and America over cyberspying
The Huffington Post, June 5, 2014
www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-mendis/china-america-cyberspying_b_5435962.html

Related:
中美网络安全拉锯战(China and U.S. in a seesaw battle on cyber security)
Financial Times, June5, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056545

Hong Kong (香港)

香港最大贪污案开审 许仕仁被控收秘款2800万港币 (Major corruption trial involving former senior HK officials opens)
China News, June 6, 2014
www.chinanews.com/ga/2014/06-06/6250509.shtml

Information Control (信息控制)

Web editor detained over photo linking Mao to fringe sect
发图称毛泽东为全能神,搜狐编辑被拘
The New York Times, June 6, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140606/c06editor/dual/

China state media calls for 'severe punishment' for Google, Apple, U.S. tech firms
Reuters, June 4, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/04/us-china-usa-tech-idUSKBN0EF0CA20140604

June Fourth(六四)

【刘云会客室】分析联合国人权高级专员谈六四 (Analysis of UN rights chief's statement on June Fourth by HRIC senior program officer)
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2014
www.rfa.org/cantonese/commentaries/talk-show-06052014113447.html?encoding=simplified

On Tiananmen anniversary, China’s military touts its strength
六四周年之际,官媒强调军队保障作用
The New York Times, June 5, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140605/c05anniversary/dual/

Chinese state media makes a rare admission that yes, something did happen on June 4, 1989
The Washington Post, June 5, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/06/05/chinese-state-media-makes-a-rare-admission-that-yes-something-did-happen-on-june-4-1989/

Famed activist says China fears fresh "Tiananmen" protests
France24, June 4, 2014
www.france24.com/en/20140603-the-interview-chen-guangcheng-chinese-dissident-tiananmen/

Detention and Crackdown
澳籍华裔艺术家郭健将被北京驱逐出境(China to deport Chinese-Australian artist whose work commemorates victims of June Fourth)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 6, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140605_china_australian_guojian.shtml

Related:
Australian says China to deport detained artist
Associated Press, June 6, 2014
www.heraldtribune.com/article/20140606/API/306069989

Lunch with the FT: Guo Jian
与FT共进午餐:郭健
Financial Times, June 5, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/8f280a54-e5b5-11e3-a7f5-00144feabdc0.html#slide0
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056562

中国释放三名因参与六四研讨会被拘人士 (China releases three activists who attended private seminar on June Fourth)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 5, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140605_three_activists_released.shtml

Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, May 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan

National Defense (国防)

China under-reported defense by 20 percent: Pentagon
Agence France-Presse, June 5, 2014
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_under-reported_defense_by_20_percent_Pentagon_999.html

Related:
中国国防部指责美报告渲染中国军事威胁 (China rebukes Pentagon report over playing up Chinese military threat)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 6, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140605_china_us_report_reax.shtml

Political and Economic Reforms (政治经济改革)

China’s focus on growth goal risks reform delay, World Bank says
Bloomberg News, June 6, 2014
www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-06/china-s-focus-on-growth-goal-risks-reform-delay-world-bank-says.html

See World Bank statement:
China’s growth moderates with continued economic transformation
中国经济增长放缓经济转型继续
World Bank, June 6, 2014
EN: www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2014/06/06/china-growth-moderates-with-continued-economic-transformation
CH: www.shihang.org/zh/news/press-release/2014/06/06/china-growth-moderates-with-continued-economic-transformation

Refugees and Asylym-seekers (难民和庇护寻求者)

China offers $16M to Syrian refugees
International Business Times, June 5, 2014
www.ibtimes.com/china-offers-16m-syrian-refugees-1594916

Religion (宗教)

内蒙古东胜警方抓获15名“门徒会”邪教组织成员 (Inner Mongolia authorities apprehend 15 members of an "evil cult")
The Beijing News, June 6, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/06/06/319673.html

Tibet (西藏)

保护记者委员会欢迎顿珠旺青获释(Press freedom group welcomes release of Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen)
Voice of America, June 5, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/tibetan-filmmaker-release-20140605/1930784.html

See statement:
CPJ welcomes release of Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen in China
Committee to Protect Journalists, June 5, 2014
cpj.org/2014/06/cpj-welcomes-release-of-filmmaker-dhondup-wangchen.php

Dalai Lama in bid to revive Tibetan autonomy in China
Agence France-Presse, June 5, 2014
au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/world/a/24161394/dalai-lama-in-bid-to-revive-tibetan-autonomy-in-china/

Opinion (观点)

Tiananmen Square, the turning point that wasn’t
天安门事件是一个未发生的历史转折点
The New York Times, June 5, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20140605/c05kristofqa/dual/

China's timely power play
The Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2014
online.wsj.com/articles/david-feith-chinas-timely-power-play-1401899894

中国周边外交政策言行不一(China's words are not matched by deeds on peripheral diplomacy)
Financial Times, June 6, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056602

Thursday, June 05, 2014

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China sentences nine to death for terrorism in Xinjiang
Reuters, June 5, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/05/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN0EG0PA20140605

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

张林之女致信中美领导人 呼吁中方释放父亲 (Daughter of detained dissident calls for his release)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/vt-06042014105510.html

For more information on Zhang Lin, see:
Witnesses for Anhui rights defender Zhang Lin prevented from attending trial
安徽维权人士张林案开庭,证人被警方控制无法出庭
Human Rights in China, December 18, 2013
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/witnesses-anhui-rights-defender-zhang-lin-prevented-attending-trial
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/hui-wei-quan-ren-shi-zhang-lin-kai-ting-zheng-ren-bei

Information Control (信息控制)

六四周年: 中国严控微博 封杀措施空前 (Online censorship reaches unprecedented scale on June Fourth anniversary)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_june_four_social_media_censorship.shtml

One legacy of Tiananmen: China’s 100 million surveillance cameras
The Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/05/one-legacy-of-tiananmen-chinas-100-million-surveillance-cameras/?mod=chinablog

LinkedIn is censoring posts about Tiananmen Square
Quartz, June 4, 2014
qz.com/216691/linkedin-is-censoring-posts-about-tiananmen-square-even-outside-mainland-china/

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment), 国际关系(安全,贸易和投资)

Tribunal orders China to respond to PHL’s complaint over sea row
GMA News, June 4, 2014
www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/364088/news/nation/tribunal-orders-china-to-respond-to-phl-s-complaint-over-sea-row

China rebuffs international court's request over sea dispute
The Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2014
online.wsj.com/articles/china-rebuffs-international-court-sea-dispute-request-1401885120

June Fourth (六四)

Obama makes rare mention of Tiananmen on 25th anniversary
The Huffington Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/03/obama-tiananmen_n_5441227.html

In North Korea, China's Tiananmen Square protests stirred hope for change
The Guardian, June 4, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/04/north-korea-china-tiananmen-square-protests

越南官媒发表文章纪念六四很快被删除 (Vietnamese state media publish articles on June Fourth anniversary, soon deleted)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_64_vietnam_press_censor.shtml

Statements on June Fourth

Baird statement on 25th anniversary of tiananmen Square
加拿大外长贝尔德关于天安门广场25周年的声明
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, June 4, 2014
EN: http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/newscommuniques/2014/06/04a.aspx?lang=eng
CH: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/china-chine/highlights-faits/2014/2014-06-tiananmen.aspx?lang=zh-CN

Statement by human rights commissioner strässer on the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests
German Federal Foreign Office, June 3, 2014
http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/Infoservice/Presse/Meldungen/2014/140603-MRHH_Tiananmen.html?nn=479796

June Fourth Related Events

香港支联会称18万人出席“六四”烛光晚会(HK Alliance says up to 180,000 attended June Fourth candlelight vigil)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_64_alliance_hk_vigil.shtml

Huge Hong Kong vigil marks Tiananmen anniversary
The Telegraph, June 4, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/10876446/Huge-Hong-Kong-vigil-marks-Tiananmen-anniversary.html

达赖喇嘛为六四遇难者祈祷并向西藏青年传法 流亡西藏团体纪念六四事件 (Dalai Lama holds prayer for June Fourth victims, exiled Tibetan groups commemorate victims of 1989 crackdown)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06042014155709.html

世界各地举行六四纪念活动 (June Fourth anniversary activities held across the world)
Deutsche Welle, June 4, 2014
dw.de/p/1CBrE

Detention and Crackdown

China tightens security in Beijing on Tiananmen 25th anniversary
Al Jazeera, June 4, 2014
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/6/4/tiananmen-china-security.html

Chinese embassy official 'forcefully' shoves amnesty chief as she lays flowers in Tiananmen remembrance gesture
The Telegraph, June 4, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10875688/Chinese-embassy-official-forcefully-shoves-amnesty-chief-as-she-lays-flowers-in-Tiananmen-remembrance-gesture.html

Tiananmen? What Tiananmen? Beijing keeps lid on protests
USA Today, June 4, 2014
www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/06/04/tiananmen-anniversary/9946783/

Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, May 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan

Reflections

周锋锁:重返天安门既激动又担心 (It’s exciting and worrysome to return to Tiananmen Square, says democracy movement student leader)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140605_inv_china_zhoufengsuo.shtml

Tiananmen’s most wanted
六四后21名被通缉学生领袖今何在?
New York Times, June 4, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/c04mostwanted/dual/

Q & A: Chen Guang on the soldiers who retook Tiananmen Square
老兵陈光忆六四,曾参加天安门清场
New York Times, June 3, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140603/c03chenguangqa/dual/

Opinion (观点)

备忘“六四” (A memo on "June Fourth")
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/cc04daiqing/

25 years later, Tiananmen Square still colors U.S.-China relations
天安门事件在25年后仍然致使美中关系失色
The Washington Post, June 4, 2014
EN: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/tom-malinowski-25-years-later-tiananmen-square-still-colors-us-china-relations/2014/06/03/2d5ddcd2-ea69-11e3-93d2edd4be1f5d9e_story.html
CH: iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/chinese/article/2014/06/20140604300778.html#ixzz33iqGP1BR

Tiananmen divided the workers of the world
Financial Times, June 4, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/1cbd4d8a-eb3c-11e3-bab6-00144feabdc0.html#axzz33mS2iyuD

Wednesday, June 04, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

Post June 4, the party has thrived, but so has corruption
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1524406/post-june-4-party-has-thrived-so-has-corruption

Information Control (信息控制)

Chinese journalists are beginning to fight their government’s censorship
The Washington Post, June 3, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/06/03/chinese-journalists-are-beginning-to-fight-their-governments-censorship/

June Fourth (六四)

“I will not be silenced. I want truth behind Tiananmen”
The Telegraph, June 3, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10873738/I-will-not-be-silenced.-I-want-truth-behind-Tiananmen.html

See video statements by the Tiananmen Mothers:
Through video, Tiananmen Mothers speak out on 25th anniversary of June Fourth
天安门母亲发布视频纪念六四25周年
Human Rights in China, May 30, 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/through-video-tiananmen-mothers-speak-out-25th-anniversary-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-fa-bu-shi-pin-ji-nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian

China media “largely quiet” on Tiananmen anniversary
六四周年:中国媒体沉默 环时对外发声
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27692365
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_china_media_tiananmen.shtml

Dalai Lama, on Tiananmen anniversary, urges China to embrace democracy
Reuters, June 4, 2014
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/06/04/china-tiananmen-dalai-lama-idINKBN0EF0N420140604

六四周年:中国严控微博 封杀措施空前 (June Fourth Anniversary: China strictly controls weibo)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_june_four_social_media_censorship.shtml

Fewer Hong Kongers support 1989 Tiananmen protests, survey finds
调查称香港人对六四民运支持度有所降低
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/c04hongkongers/dual/

港媒社评:“国殇六四必须平反” (HK media: Gov’t must reassess June Fourth martyrs’ memory)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_pressreview_hongkong_64.shtml

See statement:
民慟巨刺必須拔除 國殤六四必須平反 (Nat’l grief must end, gov’t must reassess June Fourth martyrs’ memory)
Mingpao, June 4, 2014
http://news.mingpao.com/20140604/mra.htm

LinkedIn under fire for censoring Tiananmen Square posts
The Guardian, June 4, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/04/linkedin-tiananmen-posts-china-censorship

Statements on June Fourth

联合国人权官员要求中国澄清六四真相 (UN rights chief calls on China to establish truth surrounding June Fourth)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140603_un_pillay_1989_china.shtml

See statement:
Pillay urges China to release detained activists, relax restrictions on discussion of 1989 Tiananmen protests
皮莱敦促中国释放被拘押的活动人士,宽松对1989年天安门抗议事件讨论的限 制
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, June 3, 2014
EN: bit.ly/18wwYxd
CH: bit.ly/1p4DH8j

Statement by the Press Secretary on the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square
新闻秘书就天安门广场事件25周年发表声明
The White House, June 4, 2014
EN: http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/texttrans/2014/06/20140604300757.html?CP.rss=true#axzz33gmOTzto
CH: http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/chinese/texttrans/2014/06/20140604300765.html#axzz33gmOTzto

Statements by CECC Members on the 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, June 3, 2014
http://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/statements-by-cecc-members-on-the-25th-anniversary-of-tiananmen

佩洛西:天安门广场精神长存但挑战仍在 (Pelosi: Tiananmen Square sentiment forever exists, challenges still remain)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2014/06/140604_us_china_pelosi_64.shtml

See statement:
Pelosi statement on 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre
Office of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, June 3, 2014
http://www.democraticleader.gov/Pelosi_Statement_on_25th_Anniversary_Tiananmen

Detentions and Crackdown
Beijing targets artists, students on Tiananmen anniversary
北京宋庄因六四被严控多人被上岗 诗人出版25首诗作纪念六四
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/anniversary-06032014173537.html
CH: www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-06032014114213.html

China's Tiananmen Square locked down by security forces on 25th anniversary
The Telegraph, June 4, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10873978/Chinas-Tiananmen-Square-locked-down-by-security-forces-on-25th-anniversary.html

“天安门母亲”万安公墓拜祭家屬受严密监控 (Tiananmen Mothers under strict surveillance as they grieve at victims’ graves)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_64_beijing_tiananmen_mother.shtml

六四前夕北京高校留学生“被旅游” 维稳力度空前大量访民被控制 (Overseas students forced to go on “sightseeing” trip ahead of June Fourth, large number of petitioners under surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf-06032014114054.html

Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, May 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan

June Fourth Related Events
Live-blogging the Tiananmen Square anniversary
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/live-blogging-the-25-tiananmen-square-anniversary/?_php=true&_type=blogs&partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square event
United States Department of State, June 3, 2014
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/06/227077.htm

Tiananmen memory flickers in tiny Hong Kong museum
Associated Press, June 3, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/tiananmen-memory-flickers-in-tiny-hong-kong-museum/2014/06/03/4af93226-eae3-11e3-b10e-5090cf3b5958_story.html

Sneaking remembrance into Tiananmen Square
The New York Times, June 3, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/world/asia/sneaking-remembrance-into-tiananmen-square.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Sea of lights as “record crowd” marks 25th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1525344/record-crowd-commemorates-25th-anniversary-tiananmen-crackdown

Related:
LIVE BLOG: Tiananmen Square 25th anniversary vigil in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1525282/tiananmen-square-25th-anniversary-vigil-live-blog

音频:胡佳谈绝食悼念六四死难者 (Video: Hu Jia discusses June Fourth commemorative hunger strike relay)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2014/06/140604_aud_hujia_64.shtml

For more June Fourth related events:
June Fourth 25th anniversary related activities
六四25周年相关活动
Human Rights in China, Updated May 28, 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/june-fourth-overview
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/liu-si-gai-shu

Reflections
Here’s how Tiananmen lives on, 25 years after the bloody crackdown
The Washington Post, June 3, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/06/03/heres-how-tiananmen-lives-on-25-years-after-the-bloody-crackdown/

Far from Beijing, jaded students inspired to protest
25年前,我身边的中国大学生
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/c04students/dual/

How Tiananmen spurred veteran lawyer to defend activists when no-one else dared
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1525196/how-tiananmen-spurred-veteran-lawyer-defend-activists-when-no-one-else

Archive footage: 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre
The Telegraph, June 3, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10872869/Archive-footage-25th-anniversary-of-Tiananmen-Square-massacre.html

视频:六四25周年北京百姓反应 (Video: Beijingers' reactions to 25th anniversary of June Fourth)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2014/06/140604_video_tiananmen_25_rex.shtml

Q. and A.: Louisa Lim on the pivot point for China’s contemporary history
前美国驻华记者著书谈六四改变中国历史
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/c04limqa/dual/

June 4: the day that defines, and still haunts China
National Public Radio, June 3, 2014
www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/06/03/318454674/june-4-the-day-that-defines-and-still-haunts-china

For one Tiananmen-era student, a very different path to power
被六四改变命运的商人肖建华
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/c04elite/dual/

Tiananmen square protests and crackdown: 25 years on
The Guardian, June 3, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/03/tiananmen-square-protests-crackdown-25-years-on

Tiananmen, forgotten
被遗忘的天安门
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20140604/c04gao/dual/

何晓清专访(上):后89很多民运人士被边缘化,新书希望还原真象 (Interview with Rowena He: pro-democracy activists marginalized after 1989, new book to shed light on facts)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/vt-06032014115859.html

Q & A: Liu Heung Shing on photographing Tiananmen
美联社记者用镜头记录的六四
The New York Times, June 3, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140603/c03hsliuqa/dual/

Interview: “Tiananmen was an important opportunity”
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmen-06032014141504.html

Tiananmen Square: then and now
The Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/04/tiananmen-square-then-and-now/?mod=chinablog

Tiananmen anniversary: A revolution which almost succeeded
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27685055

Chinese students far removed from Tiananmen of 1989
北京大学生慎谈天安门事件
Financial Times, June 4, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d6c37b98-eaf4-11e3-9c8b-00144feabdc0.html#axzz33cxw89oT
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001056554

Tiananmen Square: an exile's story
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27691759

This 1989 speech is one of the most important in China's history — and only eight people have heard it
Vox, June 2, 2014
www.vox.com/2014/6/2/5772016/this-1989-speech-is-one-of-the-most-important-in-chinas-history-and

“Learn from Mandela”: Party elder urges China to release truth about Tiananmen for national healing
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1525324/learn-mandela-party-elder-urges-china-release-truth-about-tiananmen

Tiananmen Square: my memories
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27603806

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Tiananmen Square 25th anniversary: can prosperity and Xi Jinping reforms prevent “China Spring”?
International Business Times, June 4, 2014
www.ibtimes.co.uk/tiananmen-square-25th-anniversary-can-prosperity-xi-jinping-reforms-prevent-china-spring-1451099